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rapacity

/ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/

Meanings
noun

贪婪， 贪得无厌.

The quality of being rapacious; voracity.

Examples :

"The landlord's rapacity was evident in the exorbitant rent increases. "
房东贪得无厌， 涨房租涨得离谱， 真是显而易见。
character quality business economy attitude moral

Related Words

Illustration landlord

landlord noun

/ˈlænd.lɔːd/ /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/

房东，地主

"My landlord raised the rent for my apartment next month. "

我的房东下个月要涨我的公寓的房租了。

Illustration rent

rent noun

/ɹɛnt/

租金，房租。

"The rent for the apartment is due on the first of the month. "

这间公寓的房租需要在每月初支付。

Illustration evident

evident adjective

/ˈɛ.vɪ.dənt/

显而易见，明显的。

"It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door."

她砰地一声关上门，很明显她生气了。

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

生物，生命体

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

今天教室里的那个生物很安静。

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

的, 从

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

学校位于离市中心五英里的地方.

Illustration s

s noun

/ɛs/

格令

"The antique scale was so sensitive that it could measure the weight difference between two samples that differed by just one s. "

这台古董天平非常灵敏，甚至可以测量出两个样品之间仅仅相差一格令的重量。

Illustration rapacious

rapacious adjective

/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/

贪婪的， 掠夺的

"The rapacious company bought up all the smaller businesses in town, leaving none for others. "

这家贪得无厌的公司收购了镇上所有的小企业，不给别人留活路。

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

影响力，门路

"His parents got him an in with the company."

他父母帮他找了关系进了那家公司。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration quality

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

质量，品质.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

生活质量通常取决于健康、教育和收入。

Illustration exorbitant

exorbitant adjective

/ɛɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/

过高的， 离谱的

"The price of the new phone was exorbitant, far more than I could afford. "

新款手机的价格实在太离谱了，远远超出了我的承受范围。

Illustration increases

increases noun

/ɪnˈkriːsɪz/ /ˈɪŋkriːsɪz/

增长，增加量。

"The increases in the price of milk were a surprise to the grocery shoppers. "

牛奶价格的上涨让买菜的人们感到意外。